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as in paradox
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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Recent Examples of contradiction
James Wan’s The Conjuring series has persisted as something of a contradiction.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the American pantry is a fast-changing jumble of contradictions and politics.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The apparent contradiction between functioning hierarchy and theoretical equality is often invoked in the novel’s pages, without generating much tension.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Few fruits carry as many contradictions as the Punica granatum, better known as the pomegranate.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the American pantry is a fast-changing jumble of contradictions and politics.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The apparent contradiction between functioning hierarchy and theoretical equality is often invoked in the novel’s pages, without generating much tension.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Few fruits carry as many contradictions as the Punica granatum, better known as the pomegranate.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradiction
Noun
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Giorgio Armani, the designer whose creations are at the same time classic and revolutionary, represents a paradox in the world of fashion.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sunstein warns against paradoxes, where well-meaning but rigid rules lead to enforcement paralysis.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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For those battling severe disease, foundation staffers can work with you one-on-one to fight a denial.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then an Alabama woman whose pig kidney lasted 130 days before rejection prompted its removal, sending her back to dialysis, helped researchers shift to not-as-sick patients.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Contradiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradiction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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